Chelsea fans will be able to travel to all away games outside London for £10 this season.The Blues kick off the scheme by running a charter train to Jose Mourinho's side's opening match at Burnley, on Monday August 18.

Chelsea's following away fixture, at Everton, will have a similar arrangement.

Fans will also see tickets to three away fixtures over the course of the season subsidised by £10.

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It follows last season, when the club ran trains to meetings with both Manchester sides and discounted tickets for fixtures at the likes of Atletico Madrid, Cardiff and Sunderland.

Premier League clubs used money allocated by the division for away fan initiatives last campaign.

Stoke fans were able to take advantage of free coach travel to all their fixtures, while the likes of Liverpool subsidised all tickets.

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Chelsea's chief executive Ron Gourlay revealed the club's reasons for running a similar scheme this year.

'Our support was among the very best in the country last season, and helped the team achieve some memorable results away from Stamford Bridge,' he said.

'I am delighted that after consultation with the Fans' Forum we are able to reward that loyalty and commitment once more by removing some of the financial burden on our supporters and allowing them to create a special atmosphere for the players all around the country.'

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